Details

St Gabriel's Church
Warwick Square
Pimlico
London
SW1V 2AD
England

Thursday 11th December 2025
7:00 PM

Programme

Felix Mendelssohn – Weihnachten, Op.79 no.1
H C Stewart – On this day earth shall ring
Giovanni Gabrieli – O Magnum Mysterium a 8
Traditional Basque – Gabriel’s Message
Matt Redman – His Name Shall Be
Franz Xaver Gruber – Silent night (arr. James Whitbourne)
William J. Kirkpatrick – Away in a manger (Arr David Willcocks)
Ian Crawford – Star Songs: 1, Out of the Orient; 2, Crystal Skies; 3, O Oriens; 3, The Star Song
~ Interval ~
Francis Poulenc – Quatre Motets pour le temps de Noël
Miklos Csemiczky – Ave Maria
Janet Wheeler – Ding Dong Digetty!
Peter Warlock – Bethlehem Down
Peter Warlock – Benedicamus Domino
Tom Lehrer – A Christmas Carol (arr. Peter Broadbent)

Performers

Peter Broadbent – Conductor
Gavin Roberts – organ / piano

Joyful Company of Singers

Programme Note

Celebrate the Season with the Joyful Company of Singers (JCS) in ‘A Choral Christmas’ on Thursday 11th December at 7.00pmin St Gabriel’s Church, Pimlico, London SW1V 2AD

Our programme includes traditional carols for audience and organ plus seasonal works by Mendelssohn, Poulenc, G. Gabrieli, Csemiczky and we shall also perform the London premiere of Ian Crawford’s Star Songs.

With Gavin Roberts accompanying us on organ & piano, we’ll also be joined by children’s choirs from St Mary’s Bryanston Square CE Primary School and Christ Church CE Primary School, Regent’s Park.

Doors open at 6.15pm and the bar will be serving wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks before and after the concert.